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One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.
-Omar El Akkad

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October 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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"And then it revealed an ability that no one expected. It could literally see plants breathing"

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The Most Important Satellite You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
YouTube video by PBS Space Time
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September 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Enquanto o STF inicia hoje o julgamento histórico de Bolsonaro por tentativa de golpe, o Senado — comandado por Flávio Bolsonaro e Sergio Moro — organiza uma audiência paralela para atacar ministros e sabotar o processo.

Leia na íntegra: www.intercept.com.br/2025/09/02/s...
September 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. 

Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.

Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Now, the number of journalists killed in Gaza easily exceeds 250 journalists or media workers.
August 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The Israeli military carried out a double-tap strike on Nasser hospital in Gaza.

Among those targeted and killed: at least five journalists that worked with Al Jazeera, Reuters, NBC News, and the Associated Press.
Israeli Double-Tap Strike Kills At Least Five Journalists
The Israeli military's double-tap strike on Nasser hospital in Gaza killed at least five journalists, along with doctors and rescuers.
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August 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The Trump administration's detention of Mario Guevara sends "a chilling message to journalists who weren’t born in the United States: abandon news reporting, particularly on ICE, or you could be next," @kgosztola.bsky.social writes.
ACLU Demands US Court Release Journalist From ICE Detention
ACLU filed habeas petition demanding the immediate release of Mario Guevara from ICE detention in Georgia. He's been in solitary for two months.
thedissenter.org
August 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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@jeremyscahill tears Western media apart over its complicity in Gaza:

"I speak to you today with total shame. I have never been more ashamed of our profession... The blood is on the hands of Western news organisations that systematically dehumanised Palestinians from the beginning."
August 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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New protest song from Neil Young called "Big Crime." He debuted the song in Chicago with his band the Chrome Hearts.

"No more great again."

"Don’t need no fascist rules. Don’t want no fascist schools."

"Don’t want soldiers on our streets.”

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Protest Song Of The Week: 'Big Crime' By Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts debuted a new protest song at their Chicago concert on August 27. Here's audio from the Chicago sound check.
protestmusic.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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FlyBase, a foundational resource in genetics and cancer research, is at risk after key funding cuts. It’s supported breakthroughs in cell signaling, tumor biology, and beyond.

🔗 Harvard University lays off fly database team
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Exclusive: Harvard University lays off fly database team
The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades.
www.thetransmitter.org
August 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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A new cover for SUPER AGERS after making the NYT bestseller list. Thanks to you for making it the #1 ranked new non-fiction book on Amazon.
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May 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Cristina Serra explica porque o PL da Devastação é inconstitucional

Veja mais no Portal ICL Notícias: iclnoticias.com.br
Cristina Serra explica porque o PL da Devastação é inconstitucional
YouTube video by Instituto Conhecimento Liberta
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July 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Somos 99%

Participe também do Movimento Somos 99%. Com sua ajuda, podemos enfrentar o maior problema do Brasil...
July 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Eduardo Moreira: Somos 99%, ICL vai monitorar posição de parlamentares no Congresso.

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Eduardo Moreira: Somos 99%, ICL vai monitorar posição de parlamentares no Congresso
YouTube video by Instituto Conhecimento Liberta
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July 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.

Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Participe também do Movimento Somos 99%. Com sua ajuda, podemos enfrentar o maior problema do Brasil...

99porcento.com.br
Manifesto Somos 99%
Chegou a hora de nos unirmos para enfrentar o maior problema do Brasil
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July 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Participe também do Movimento Somos 99%. Com sua ajuda, podemos enfrentar o maior problema do Brasil...

99porcento.com.br
Manifesto Somos 99%
Chegou a hora de nos unirmos para enfrentar o maior problema do Brasil
99porcento.com.br
July 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Even in these difficult times, science never stops being amazing
Wow! Scientists engineered E. coli to convert plastic waste (PET) into pain medicine paracetamol (acetaminophen or Tylenol) in under 24 hours with up to 92% yield.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#medsky #pharmsky 🧪
Everyday painkiller made from plastic — by E. coli
Study highlights potential for sustainable synthesis of paracetamol.
www.nature.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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OK. Segue aqui minha newsletter contando a história de como a coleta independente dos dados da Covid começou muito antes do consórcio das firmas grandes, em 2020. Quem acompanhou na época lembra. Tem uns trechos de bastidores que eu só contei pessoalmente antes.
Lagom Insights: contando direito uma história antiga
Há cinco anos, como surgiram os dados da Covid-19? por MARCELO SOARES Trabalhar de maneira independente é uma delícia, não se enganem. Mas tem alguns...
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June 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Hi friends - In the face of unprecedented cuts to the basic research science funding, climate scientists are staging an 100-hour live stream of why science matters. There will be many talks on all sorts of things (I'm Saturday at 12:30 PT). Please share widely! wcstreamathon.netlify.app. 🌊🧪
The Weather & Climate Livestream
Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
wcstreamathon.netlify.app
May 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I see this cartoon and immediately think of Aaron Swartz’s “Guerilla Open Access Manifesto” and everything he stood for. We’ll miss him forever.
May 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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It’s not a rich list – it’s gone far beyond that. We need to talk about ‘extreme wealth’ | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
It’s not a rich list – it’s gone far beyond that. We need to talk about ‘extreme wealth’ | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
We recognise extreme poverty as ruinous, but this turbo-charged affluence is deeply damaging too. Treat it as such, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the New Economics Foundation
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
It’s just criminal. The worst type imaginable.
Shocking videos show people consuming sea turtles, horses, and even hedgehogs to survive. interc.pt/4kaETay
May 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
An interesting plant
May 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM